HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC&ARC Correspondence - Old Church Place beautification award (Durocher)To: Maier, John Paul
Subject: RE: Beautification Awards, ARC
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ARC Correspondence
From: Jan Durocher [
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:54 PM
To: SLODA@downtownslo.com; , ..com; Advisory Bodies; E-mail Council Website
Subject: Beautification Awards, ARC
Greetings,
I am appalled that The Townhomes at Old Church Place received a Beautification Award, and even more so that this thing received
additional Mayoral recognition.
This project is one of the ugliest to have been built in San Luis Obispo in many years. This is the view of this project from the street.
Over a dozen of us have to look at this ugly blob EVERY DAY! It uglies my yard, it uglies my living room, it uglies my dining room.
Did the committee not bother to walk the streets and actually look at the nominations? Did they only look at this project from its own
private alley? What about the neighbors? This was built with total disregard to what an eyesore it is to us. This thing faces a 15 unit
condo, 2 duplexes and a single family home. What about us?
Furthermore, it does nothing to meet the housing needs of our city. It is not Workforce Housing- it was too expensive. It could not be
occupied by Seniors - there are layers of stairs. It cannot accommodate a Family with children - there are no yards. Two of the units are
only one bedroom plus den. Had these been built as flats with a central elevator, there could have been 4 level units with much more
useable square footage for a larger demographic. When is the ARC going to start guiding our developers and young architects?
This building is so hard to look at. I really felt disrespected and insulted that our city could have allowed it, but am even more upset that
it received an award. For Beautification! Calling this the "backside" is no excuse - this is the Only public view and I cannot avoid it from
my home unless i close my eyes.
Your Shocked Citizen,
Jan Durocher